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Photo by Kathryn YuM.I.A. is really racking up the industry-sanctioned accolades now. It's getting a bit silly. Her Pazz and Jop singles win for "Paper Planes" wasn't such a big surprise-- music nerds have loved Ms. Arulpragasam for years. But non-geeks are starting to catch up. First there was that Grammy nomination, and now an Oscar nomination for "O...Saya", her collaboration with composer A.R. Rahman from Slumdog Millionaire.But if you're worrying about all these stuffy award notices suffocating her rebel spirit, worry no more. In a statement reacting to the Oscar nom, she still pretty much sounds like a badass: "This is a great honor. Thank you to all the people who are supporting us and the making of a real story of a slumdog millionaire…maybe I can afford to book Dave Chappelle at the baby shower now. Thank you again; My mum wants everyone to know what wonderful news this is for her."Moms love the Oscars. And, oh yeah, Dave Chappelle: Holler at a new mom! Or at least do something...at some point in the future! (Please.)M.I.A.'s baby is still due Grammy night, February 8. So she'll physically be able to do her thing on Oscar night, February 22, but whether or not she'll take the stage in front of Jack, Tom, Kate and every other movie star on earth is still up in the air.
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submitted by Nick Jun 8th 2019 04:00 pm (stereogum.com)
M.I.A. is now an MBE. The BBC reports that the singer and rapper, whose full name is Mathangi Arulpragasam, was named a Member Of The Order Of The British Empire for her services to music on the Queen's Birthday Honours list yesterday.
The musician has been recognised alongside Elvis Costello and Fergal SharkeyM.I.A.M.I.A. has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for “services to music.” Read More: ‘Matangi/Maya/MIA’ Film Review – a compelling profile of a fiercely political pop force The British-Sri Lankan rapper, whose...
The track was written with Justin Frischmann in 2004M.I.A. performs during The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 20th Anniversary Tour at Festival Pier at Penn's Landing on July 13, 2018 in Philadelphia M.I.A. has shared a new, low-fi video for a previously unreleased song, ‘Reload.’ The track was written in 2004 with Elastica&...
submitted by Nick Dec 14th 2018 05:00 pm (stereogum.com)
A new documentary about M.I.A., MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A., came out earlier this year. During the end credits of the film, an unreleased song from M.I.A. plays called "Reload." The musician has just officially put it out alongside a music video that was directed by Elastica's Justine Frischmann.


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